Cylinder Seal with a Presentation Scene

20th-17th century BCE (Old Babylonian/Isin Larsa) H: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm) Citation

This presentation scene depicts a seated deity with a crescent moon in front of his face, and two approaching human figures and a lion-headed figure. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave raised impressions when rolled into clay....

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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.605

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